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Ann Maguire stabbing: 15-year-old charged with murder

April 30, 2014 6:34 pm

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a teacher who was stabbed at a school in Leeds.

Ann Maguire, 61, died from multiple stab wounds after she was attacked at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Halton Moor on Monday.

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear at Leeds Youth Court on Thursday.

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The Crown Prosecution Service said he would then appear at Leeds Crown Court for a bail hearing on Friday.

Peter Mann, head of the complex casework unit at CPS Yorkshire and Humberside, said: "A 15-year-old male was arrested in connection with this incident and has been interviewed under caution by police